Nubar - Indigo Illusion

Nubar... I wonder why I haven't heard much of this brand. O.M.G... it is gorgeous. The colour, the consistency, the brush, the shape of the bottle top, etc etc.  Where should I start?

As soon as I unscrewed the top and held the handle in my fingers, ready to apply the polish, I knew the little handle was perfect.  It curves out a bit near the bottom, so my fingers rest nicely on there... which gives me so much control.  The application of the polish was so consistent and so easy.  The colour is a duo chrome of a purply-pink and a greenish-blue colour.  Just beautiful!

I bought this Nubar polish for about $10, which is in the same price range as O.P.I.  Now O.P.I has some competition in my collection!!

Have you tried Nubar polishes before?

 

 

Julep - Sienna

Christmas is over, but the holiday mood is still in the air! So, I decided to go for this gold polish. Julep's Sienna applies very consistently and is opaque in 2 coats! The colour is classic, yet trendy at the same time. It is a shimmery gold, perfect for the lingering holiday atmosphere. I received this from a Julep Maven Box a few months ago... in September I think.

The Julep Maven program is perfect for a nail polish addict like myself! It is a $20 monthly subscription service that ships you nail polish and other Julep beauty products worth over $60! What's more is that you can choose your own style and what products/colours you want to receive next month. Also, free shipping is the BEST part!

To join, click here! You won't regret it!

http://julep.com/?r=13878052

 

Candy Cane Manicure

Tomorrow is the last day of work before the Christmas holidays, so I thought I would spice up the day with a festive manicure. I started by applying a nude colour on to all my nails except the ring finger. I then applied a red polish to my ring finger, and red French tips to the rest of my nails. I used a white striper to add stripes on all the tips and the ring finger. Ta da! A festive candy cane manicure! Hope you all have a Merry Christmas, and stay safe over the holidays!

Here are all the products I used:

O.P.I - Original Nail Envy Nail Strengthener

Sally Hansen - Nearly Nude

wet n wild Wild Shine - Red Red

Kiss Brush On Nail Art Paint - White

Sally Hansen - Mega Shine Extended Wear Top Coat

O.P.I - Designer... De Better! + Sephora by O.P.I - Only Gold for Me

Since I bought O.P.I's Designer... De Better! from the Muppets holiday collection, it's been on my to-wear list. On its own, it is beautiful! It's a silver shimmery base with tiny specks of pink sparkles. I wanted to add gold glitter on the tips of my nails to create a sparkly French manicure of the like. However, it did not work out so well. The gold glitter was rather sparse, so I had to put on many layers before it became opaque. This caused a bump of polish at the tip of the nails. From afar, the nails look nice and sparkly, but up close, I'm just not satisfied with it. I guess I did not choose the right combination of colours and design. These polishes are beautiful on their own. I will definitely wear Designer... De Better! again on its own later on!

Essie - Mink Muffs

In the photo below, I applied two coats of polish. This polish turned out to be a slightly darker brown than I'd thought. I like it and I like the consistency and application of it, but I don't love it as much as all the hype about this polish. Perhaps the manicure I just took off was also kind of dark in colour. Either way, this is still a good one. It's pretty neutral in colour, so I'm sure I'll dig it out again to wear another time.

RGB - Black + China Glaze - Tinsel Town

Hi everyone!  Over the weekend, I had a holiday party to attend and my dress was black.  I decided to do this manicure, which pretty much has a black base with a very shiny and opaque silver glitter.  The black is from RGB.  It's actually a lighter black with a tiny bit a shimmer.  I then added China Glaze's Tinsel Town, which I had no idea was so opaque!  My manicure came out to be very shiny/shimmery/glitta-glittery!

This is the first time I've tried RGB polishes.  The application was easy and the consistency was great.  However, the handle of the wand (the cap of the bottle) is way too small and short.  It is a bit difficult to have good control on the polish application.  Anyways, that's my quick little rant about RGB, which supposedly is very long wearing.  We shall see about that! ;)

Essie - Bordeaux

Essie Canada has started posting one of Essie Weingarten's polish picks everyday for the month of December on their Facebook page.  This is to celebrate Essie's 30th anniversary.

Anyway, so the Day 4 pick was Bordeaux.  Here's what Essie Weingarten (creator of Essie) had to say about it: "Like a fine bottle of red wine, with all the mystery and subtlety to match, this intoxicating red was a real head-turner and a total game-changer."

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I saw this post and dug it out of my collection to wear.  It's perfect for the holiday season and I couldn't agree with the quote more.  It really is like a fine bottle of red wine!  I'm in love with the colour.  HOWEVER... maybe it's just the way I applied it, but it seems like the tips of my nails have a slightly darker colour than the bottom.  It was really evident after the first coat, but after the second coat, it was less noticeable.  Oh well, no one will really see the difference since I'm the only one who always stares at my nails up close anyway!  Haha.